Fan, Zhichang
Guo, Junting
Zhang, Xiaoyue
Chen, Zeke
Wang, Bin
Jiang, Yueluan
Li, Yan
Wang, Yongfang
Yang, Guoqiang
Wang, Xiaochun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-5710
Article History
Received: 16 February 2024
Accepted: 13 April 2024
First Online: 9 June 2024
Declarations
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: This prospective study has received ethical approval from the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. Informed consent was obtained prior to MRI examinations. The study design and data collection process strictly adhere to ethical principles and regulations, ensuring the protection of participants’ rights and well-being. Details of the ethical approval are as follows: Approval number: K-K122. Approval date: 2023-09-14.
: This manuscript includes magnetic resonance images of two patients, presented in Figs. and , respectively. Consent to publish these images has been individually obtained from each of the patients involved. The consents were gathered using our institutional consent form, which ensures each patient’s understanding and agreement to the publication of their respective images in this manuscript. We have diligently followed ethical guidelines to protect the privacy and rights of the patients. The consent forms are available for review by the journal at any stage of the publication process or post-publication upon request.
: One of the authors (Yueluan Jiang) is an employee of Siemens Healthineers. The remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests related to this research. No financial, professional, or personal relationships with individuals or organizations could be perceived as potentially influencing the objectivity and integrity of the research process or its outcomes. This declaration is made to ensure transparency and to maintain the credibility of our findings.